Ashley: The Most Valuable Skills in Chess Klassiker allows pawn-storming play in similar

allows pawn-storming play in similar style to the King's Indian Defence

GM Ivan Sokolov is a Yugoslav and twice Dutch Champion with decades of experience of elite chess

The final variation (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Bf5) is an interesting way to try to solve immediately the problem of how to develop the queen's bishop in the Queen's Gambit Declined

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Ashley: The Most Valuable Skills in Chess Klassiker allows pawn-storming play in similarAssuming no knowledge of chess beyond the rules, Maurice Ashley guides you on an inspirational journey through the world of chess tactics. He brings the pieces to life by examining their fundamental characteristics, and shows how their powers can be put to use to win pieces or give checkmates the building blocks upon which all chess skills are based. Ashley writes: "the approach is unique because it is basically me: the way I teach, the way I talk